April 2014

There are so many outstanding HTML templates given for free on the web! Some really talented designers work hard to create these and are kind enough to share them with us all! These HTML templates really come in handy for some inspration!

Today, we selected 20 outstanding HTML templates which you can download for free! These may be free HTML templates but they surely have premium designs! Enjoy!

Looking for some free JS plugins with incredible effects? We found exactly what you need. These 20 free JS plugins are truly unique and most of all they’re free to use! Save time with these great free JS plugins.

Minimal clean icons are becoming a very popular design trend being incorporated into design projects, sometimes subtle clean icons work really well in web design and ui design. This blog post is a collection some the best free icon sets to use in design projects, which are great minimalistic icons.

The search form is a very important part of a website. It helps improve usability and your readers can easily find what they’re looking for. If you don’t have a search form on your website yet, or you just want to replace your old search form with a better-looking one, these free jQuery search forms will come in handy!

If you have a website or blog with images and graphics as the main elements of focus, rather than text, then you MUST have a cool image hover effect plugin installed. We selected 20 premium and free image hover effect plugins(mostly free), to help you add great image effects to your website. Hover effects will encourage your readers to click on the images on your website, and thus increase your pageviews.

A collection of the very best illustrator design tutorial released throughout 2014. It’s essential as a designer that you’re always striving to grow your design skill set. This is a great roundup of the very best tutorials for beginners, and as well as for more advanced illustrator users.

Tumblr is a blog platform with a difference. It’s simple, social, and doesn’t require you to set up your own server. We caught up with a dozen of ThemeForest’s top Tumblr Theme authors to discover why they decided to develop for the platform, and what their experiences have been. Whether you’re considering Tumblr as an author or a buyer, you’ll find some insightful nuggets in this post.Note: Responses from some authors may have been edited for clarity and brevity, but the meaning and intention of their words has been retained.

A short quick tip screencast on how you can use indesign to create a QR code to incorporate into your print design projects. With the increase of smart phones has certainly seen an increase in qr codes its easy method to directing people to website or a landing page. It’s certainly a must know must technique, and doesn’t take long to incorporate into your design projects

We’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about how to achieve an underwater effect in your photo manipulations. This is definitely something that can be tricky, and look bad if done wrong.

Today’s tutorial will show you how to photo manipulate a fantasy woman, floating in an underwater setting. There’s tons of great techniques in this tutorial, including lighting, colouring, blending, detailing and much more. By the time you’ve completed this lesson you’ll be able to create a realistic underwater effect.

Let’s get started!

What You’ll Be Creating:

Here’s a look at the outcome you’ll be able to produce by the end of this lesson: